I had to return to the mansion within thirty minutes. Even without that reason, if I got friendly with the Baron here, he might send another letter to the Marsen mansion. Then Isabelle would definitely confiscate the hidden chessboard in my room.
“Why all of a sudden?”
“I have to go to the mansion. My mother will be looking for me.”
“Then I’ll go and explain the situation to Mrs. Marsen myself.”
That would have been a disaster.
“No!”
At my urgent cry, both Baron Kito and Duke Fenton were slightly surprised.
“The truth is, my mother really hates me playing chess.”
“I don’t understand why. Chess is a very beneficial game.”
Baron Kito asked with a truly incomprehensible face. What answer should I pull out here?
“I think I know the reason. Who would earn a living with chess without talent like you? Mrs. Marsen would want you to have it just as a hobby.”
The Duke, who had been listening, came to my aid. Then Baron Kito seemed to understand.
“Ah, I see! So you want to be a champion?”
“No? That’s not it.”
“What?”
“My mother even hates me playing it as a hobby. And if I don’t return to the mansion within 30 minutes, she’ll get angry.”
I thought that saying this much would make him realize and let me go. Baron Kito thought for a moment and opened his mouth.
“How about this then? I don’t enjoy it, but let’s play bullet chess.”
‘So he insists on playing chess.’
If I don’t play chess, he seems not to let me go until the end. As I was sneakily watching his mood, I missed the timing to get up.
“Do you know what bullet chess is?”
I nodded.
In simple terms, it was rapid chess. Unlike the usual way of moving slowly over a long period, in bullet chess, one had to read and think about the moves in just a few minutes.
“And I promise not to tell your mother about today.”
“But……”
“If you just go away, I, feeling sorry, might send a letter asking for just one game of chess.”
He was quite stubborn.
Anyway, my opponent was the famous Baron Kito. Even if I did my best, I would lose in a few minutes.
“Just one game.”
“Good, then let’s do it right away.”
Kito Baron hurried the game, fearing that I might change my words.
Suddenly my heart raced as I played chess after a long time. As soon as I saw the pieces guarding their positions, my mind became complicated in an instant.
Moreover, it was bullet chess. A considerable amount of concentration was needed. Being chased by time, moving a piece wrongly could lead to an irrevocable mistake.
“So, moving a pawn first. It’s classic.”
The game began.
The face of Kito Baron, which had been full of laughter, became somewhat serious. Kito Baron and I silently concentrated on the opening game, moving the pieces quickly.
“Fast.”
A duke, who had been watching, said. As he said, Kito Baron and I captured the pieces in a few seconds, not minutes. Was the speed originally this fast?
Kito Baron, who said he was not confident in fast speed, gradually increased the speed. I was swept away by that speed.
The focus was solely on the chessboard. And it was directed to the pieces on the chessboard.
Kito Baron quickly attacked my weakness. He attacked me so accurately that it was hard to believe it was a move thought of in such a short time. Even when I made a plausible trap, it didn’t work.
The clear mistake of me not noticing the rook on the left and carelessly moving a piece was obvious. Because of that, Kito Baron was able to capture a high piece right away and create an atmosphere that made his position advantageous.
‘I’m ruined.’
I bit my lower lip. Yeah, I was losing the game from the start……. I was anxious.
“……Don’t be too rushed by time. Think.”
Kito Baron whispered to me, sweating. As he said, I took a moment to explore how to get out of this crisis, but there was no proper way.
I couldn’t waste more time.
I was about to ask for a handshake first and go to the mansion, but my hand didn’t fall. My eyes were staring through the chessboard, as if looking for even a small hope.
‘…….’
In my head, the chessboard in front of me was vividly drawn. There, the pieces moved by themselves, creating thousands of probabilities and strategies according to them. The movement of the pieces was repeated, returned to its place, repeated, and repeated.
And I, who had returned to reality, boldly moved the position of the pieces.
“……!”
“……Oh.”
A sigh of admiration came from the mouth of Duke Fenton, who had been silently watching the chessboard. At the same time, Kito Baron, who was about to take a piece, stopped and smiled at me.
Did I get out of the crisis and become a little advantageous, I thought. That was only for a moment.
Kito Baron changed his strategy and cornered me. He quickly and meticulously hunted down my king’s life, defeating my pieces one by one.
“Check.”
Check. There is no escape.
“Check.”
I was cornered. I, who had no confidence in winning, tried to lead to a draw, but Kito Baron was cunning. He did not allow a draw.
“Checkmate.”
I lost.
“Ah…….”
After the game was over, I blankly stared at the chessboard for a while.
“You seem to be disappointed.”
“……I’m sorry.”
I quickly came to my senses and hurriedly asked Kito Baron for a handshake. He accepted my handshake and looked at the chessboard with me.
“I was surprised by the move earlier, but I was also surprised by the move you made during the opening. I’ve hardly seen the opening moves you’ve made in chess duels before. At first, I thought I discovered a new move.”
“Is that so?”
“It was a bit disadvantageous, but it was a very unique move.”
Kito Baron smiled contentedly and straightened his bent back. The clock tower nearby tolled as it reached the hour.
“You said you didn’t see the letter?”
“Yes…….”
“Actually, the reason I came to find you was that I wanted to make a proposal to you. The content of the letter I sent was that proposal.”
Kito Baron and I locked eyes.
“Proposal?”
“Yes, Lise. Do you want to go to a chess tournament?”
“…….”
“I’m not saying let’s go right now. As you know, you can participate in a chess tournament from the age of 16. Before that, you can participate in a junior chess tournament, but actually, that tournament hasn’t been around long, and there are a lot of operational problems. I don’t think it will help you.”
“I don’t know. Even if I want to, it’s obvious that my mother will oppose.”
“You do want to, right?”
Baron Kito asked sharply. As I remained silent, the Baron cautiously opened his mouth.
“Can’t we play chess once a week?”
“You cannot come to our house.”
“Of course. I actually want to play at my house, but in a week, I have to go to the capital for a preliminary match. I’m going to stay there for about three months.”
Baron Kito pondered deeply. Then he looked at Duke Fenton as if he had some kind of solution.
“Yes, let’s play at the Fenton family!”
“What?”
“He’s not as good as me, but he’s quite skilled. He’ll definitely help.”
A daughter of the Marsen family going to the Fenton house? Even so?
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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